Thursday, February 12, 2009

I have decided that I'm going to do less swaps (*gasp*!) and more challenges. I'm going to participate in them and originate them. Fun! Are you ready to take some challenges with me?

OK so this little cutie is for the Club Anya Challenge - Marie designed the sketch. I went to bed last night thinking about this card and how was I going to accomplish making Anya a basketball player. With basketball being in full swing at my house, basketball is on my mind a lot. The sketch is perfect for a basketball court. But which Anya, I only own two actual Anya stamps - Dress Me Anya and Mermaid Anya. So another challenge was laid out.

I used Dress Me Anya and didn't ink her eyes. I drew in her eyes because, well, we can't have a basketball player playing with her eyes shut (she could probably do it but...), I used her cute little outfit that's a cotton top (I imagine it that way) and a denim skirt and turned it into a basketball uniform, again only inking parts of the stamp. I didn't have any rub-on numbers, but she's Anya and isn't a number - she's an A for adorable.

I created the background with a faux woodgrain technique that I've seen several You Tube videos on, so I can credit any particular person. And then using the rounded edge of the box of mini-glue dots I created the court. My youngest son, Levi, helped me make the ball look like a real basketball.

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I am a mother of 3 amazing young adults! I am a proud momma of a Navy Sailor, a 2nd year college student and a boy entering college soon. In my spare time, I love to cook, read, stamp and make 3D paper projects. I've been a papercrafter for 22+ years and I love every minute of it. I decided I didn't have enough to do, so I also "own" a challenge blog, Tuesday Morning Sketches.
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